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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Alexander Robert Pomesky, Ohio Northern University; Miranda Nienaber, Ohio Northern University; Thomas James Stickney, Ohio Northern University

@onu.eduThomas Stickeny Ohio Northern University Department of Mechanical Engineering Ada, Ohio45810 t-stickney@onu.eduAbstractHydroturbines provide a valuable source of renewable energy when flowing water is available,offering an efficient way to harness the natural movement of water for power generation. Tosupport hands-on learning in renewable energy and fluid dynamics, a mechanical engineeringprofessor teaching a Renewable Energy course has requested the development of experimentalequipment that will allow students to evaluate the performance of various types of turbinesunder different hydraulic conditions.This capstone project involves the design, fabrication, and testing of turbine modulesrepresenting the three main types of hydroturbines: radial

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Grace Hattery, Ohio Northern University; Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Dax Amburgy, Ohio Northern University

Science Computer Science Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Student Undergraduate Student Undergraduate Student Stephany Coffman-Wolph ECCS Department Team AdvisorAbstractThis paper overviews the “Spark of Imagination” senior capstone team’s project which is tocreate interactive and innovative experiences throughout Ohio Northern University’s (ONU) firstfloor of the College of Engineering building. The primary motivation behind this project stemsfrom the client specifically. The client, the Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering, wishesthrough these experiences to

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Todd W Polk, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He teaches the capstone design course sequence and serves as a Director for the UTDesign program, which facilitates corporate sponsorship of capstone projects and promotes re-source sharing and cross-disciplinary collaboration among engineering departments. Upon joining UTD in 2012, he developed the capstone design course sequence in the newly-formed mechanical engineering department and has been responsible for teaching it since. In 2017, he was a recipient of a University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. His professional interests are in the areas of engineering education, fluid mechanics, and thermal science. Robert is an active member of ASEE and the Capstone

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Robert Michael, Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

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Senior Capstone ProjectAbstract: This paper presents the results of a real-world design project involving both undergraduateengineering and business students. The project involves the design, development, andprototyping of a next generation pallet rack column guard. The guard allows for the engagementand protection of a storage rack upright (column) from an impact force by an external objectsuch as a forklift. The guard protects the storage rack by absorbing and damping the resultingimpact force. The guard is constructed from an injection-molded thermoset elastomer.Elastomers can store and release more potential energy per unit mass (or volume) than steel andplastic guards. This translates to greater energy absorption which will help preserve

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Rebekah L Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tanjina Afrin, Virginia Military Institute

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Capstone Projects in Virginia Civil Engineering Programs: A Comprehensive Review of Practices and an Assessment of Virginia Military Institute’s OutcomesAbstractCapstone projects serve as a vital bridge between academic theory and real-world application,equipping students with the skills necessary for professional success. Each university implementscapstone projects in Civil Engineering (CE) using different styles, types of projects, and lengthsof their capstone course. A survey of CE programs in Virginia was performed to gather infor-mation on Capstone courses. In addition to comparing CE programs across Virginia, this paperexamines the capstone course at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), an institution that blends

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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James Righter, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Deirdre D Ragan, Pennsylvania State University

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]. Requirements generation and evolution can continue through laterstages of design, influencing project and product success [3]. Requirements have also beenshown to impact the product and project costs [4]. They should elicit and embody the voice ofthe customer and be translated into technical specifications. Ultimately, they must be managedthroughout the design process and used in the testing and evaluation of the product. The Houseof Quality is used as a phase of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) process to supportcollaborative design teams in these objectives [5]. This paper focuses on the implementation ofan intervention to assist students with requirements development in a Capstone design course.This will also be used to form a basis for later

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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HughHugh L. McManus; B. Kris Jaeger-Helton

2025 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, March 22, 2025, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Project Team Bonding: Approaches, Activities, Analysis, and Advice Hugh L. McManus & B. Kris Jaeger-Helton Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Northeastern University Boston, MA h.mcmanus@northeastern.edu Abstract—Capstone project teams of 4-5 students participated correlated student-designed

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Lionel Hewavitharana, Southern Arkansas University; Mahbub K Ahmed P.E., Southern Arkansas University

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particular model, and it is the responsibility of engineeringprograms to use models that are effective in addressing ABET concerns related to engineeringdesign.Since the revision of the 11 “a-k” outcomes into the currently used seven outcomes, AlexSczatmary [2] argues that a change is required to assessment tools as well. The assessment toolsare mainly evaluation rubrics, and he discusses them in detail for each outcome.In order to provide industry level design experience through capstone design, most engineeringprograms seek design projects from the industry. Susannah Howe of Smith college [3] noticedthat there was a decided shift towards external project sourcing from engineering programs.In an interesting research study conducted by Mary Perrati

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University

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pursuing more advanced courses in the engineeringcurriculum.IntroductionProviding undergraduate students with relevant skills in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) continues to be a challenge for educators [1], [2], [3]. Various projectbasedlearning approaches have been implemented to achieve this goal such as engineering design-based instruction (EDBI) [4] and the STEM Engineering Design Learning Cycle(STEMEDELCY) model [5]. The use of interdisciplinary engineering design projects have beensuccessfully implemented in Capstone projects. At that point, students have already acquiredsignificant knowledge from their core discipline [6], [7], [8], [9]. However, research indicatesthat exposing students to engineering design

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Dani Fadda, University of Texas at Dallas; Wooram Park, University of Texas at Dallas; P.l.stephan Thamban; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas

Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas at Dallas. He is interested in education of engineering students with the emphasis on robotics and control systems. His research mainly concerDr. P.l.stephan Thamban, Dr. Thamban is an associate professor of instruction in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Texas at Dallas who contributes to the teaching mission of the department. He brings with him more than a decade long teaching experience and teaches foundational, introductory ME undergraduate courses and advanced mathematics courses for undergraduate and graduate students. He values and incorporates project-based learning components in undergraduate courses.Dr. Oziel Rios

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Samuel Servati; PS. Dhanasekaran

, allowing faculty to co-develop projects withstands. When funding was unavailable for purchasing engineering professionals to enhance real-worlddedicated equipment, students creatively repurposed relevance [8]. The integration of support staff, such asexisting resources by constructing a test stand using a lab assistants and technical experts, helps bridge thesimple two-by-two aluminum block with a gap between theoretical instruction and hands-onthermocouple to monitor temperature changes. The application [8]. Many universities now employexperiment was further enhanced using a wind tunnel technical instructors or machine shop specialists tobuilt by a previous capstone group, demonstrating how

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University

courses are typically included in the EngineeringTechnology Curriculum for an electronics system program. At Texas A&M University, the ElectronicSystems Engineering Technology (ESET) program is offered. For the embedded systems courses thatthe author has been teaching, students learn about microcontroller architecture and microcontrollerapplications. For the class projects, students can be given comprehensive programming and projectdemo assignments as a class project toward the end of the course. And, some of the students wouldtake the Capstone project courses in the following semesters. In this paper, the author presented theskills and knowledge that can be used from underwater robots and boat platforms to benefit embeddedsystems courses and

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Phyllis Beck, Mississippi State University; Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University

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the spoken explanations provided by a student. Therefore, I taught students that the design of slides accompanying a presentation of a capstone design project should embrace the following principles: • Summarize: Recognize the audience cannot digest complex visual information while listening to a student's verbal explanation; keep the slides focused on high- level approaches, not on formulas, source code, or low-level implementation details. • Simplify: Use a small number of phrases for text; use one or two images that convey high-level concepts. • Visualize: Incorporate clean, focused visual information in the form of diagrams

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin, Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University

, Process-Structure-Property Relationships, Finite Element Stress Analysis Modeling & Failure Analysis, ASME BPV Code Sec VIII Div. 1 & 2, API 579/ASME FFS-1 Code, Materials Testing and Engineering Education. Professionally registered engineer in the State of Texas (PE).Dr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design program and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her research interests include

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Benjamin P Starling, Ohio Northern University; Kento Akazawa; Andrew Nelson; Kodi Rogue; Benjamin Faibussowitsch, Ohio Northern University

Paper ID #49603Academic Advising AppBenjamin P Starling, Ohio Northern University Ben Starling is a senior student pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering at Ohio Northern University. He is currently working on his capstone project, which focuses on developing an academic advising application to streamline communication and enhance advising processes for students and faculty. Ben’s academic interests span both hardware and software engineering, with a strong passion for developing integrated solutions that bridge the two fields. After graduation, he aims to pursue a career in both hardware and software engineering.Kento

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Track 5: Technical Session 4: The Next Leaders Academy: Learned Experience from an AI Summer Camp Experience

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Delano White, The Gaskins Foundation; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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how to structure a debateDay 3 – The students participated in a live AI demonstration. Hey learnedabout ”hallucinations” and the importance of have clear inputs. They also hada discuss about how AI and other technologies have bene utilized in unethicalways.Day 4 – The students worked with a professional videographer and producer 5to learn about storytelling and using technology to share an effective storyDay 5 – The students presented their capstone projects to a panel of industryand academic leaders 5 Camp Instructors

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Mohammad Waqar Mohiuddin, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Jonathan Weaver-Rosen, Texas A&M University; Carlos R. Corleto P.E., Texas A&M University; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Shadi Balawi, Texas A&M University

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Science, Fracture Mechanics, Process-Structure-Property Relationships, Finite Element Stress Analysis Modeling & Failure Analysis, ASME BPV Code Sec VIII Div. 1 & 2, API 579/ASME FFS-1 Code, Materials Testing and Engineering Education. Professionally registered engineer in the State of Texas (PE).Dr. Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University Joanna Tsenn is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. She earned her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She coordinates the mechanical engineering senior capstone design program and teaches senior design lectures and studios. Her

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Caleb Edward Scheideger, Ohio Northern University; Evan Louis Fisher, Ohio Northern University; Kaden Wince, Ohio Northern University; Emma Pond, Ohio Northern University; Maxwell Phillips, Ohio Northern University; Abigail Collins, Ohio Northern University; Rhys Francis Davies, Ohio Northern University

a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He currently works part-time as an Automation Engineering intern at Crown Equipment Corporation and has accepted an offer to go full-time in June. He is interested in researching automating software development for speeding up the development process. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design of a Greeting RobotIntroductionThe Greeting Robot is a collegiate-level capstone design project aimed at developing astationary, humanoid robot capable of interactive engagement. The project consists of designingand building a robot that recognizes and responds to verbal interactions, answers questions aboutthe college it

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Track 1: Technical Session 4: The Effects of Group Size on the Experiences of First-Year Engineering Students in Mixed Gender Groups

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2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

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Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Ioana Elena Tiu, State University of New York at Binghamton

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Learning Environments," International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 157-174, 2020.[2] P. M. Griffin, S. O. Griffin and D. C. Llewellyn, "The Impact of Group Size and Project Duration on Capstone Design," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 185- 193, 2013.[3] K. Gieskes and I. Tiu, "The Effect of Male to Female Ratios on Female Students in Engineering and Technical Science Majors," in 2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference, York University, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2024.[4] A. E. Bell, S. J. Spencer, E. Iserman and C. E. Logel, "Stereotype Threat and Women's Performance in Engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 92, pp. 307-312, 2003.[5] B

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Adam Barnes, University of Virginia

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determine how reliable each method is, as well as their relative merits and limitations.MethodologyThe data for this paper is taken from the Fall semester 2024 Capstone Senior design course. Partof the project process is for each team to meet with the instructor on a weekly basis. Thisafforded the opportunity to regularly interact with each team and directly assess teamperformance. In parallel, the students filled out teamwork surveys, providing a basis forcomparison. This provides two assessment tools that can be compared, one based on theinstructor's evaluation, and one based on the students’ evaluation.The class consisted of 87 students broken up into 19 teams of 4 to 5 students each. Students inour program are encouraged in their third year to

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

capstone group of EET and MET studentshad successfully linked an Allen-Bradley PLC to the Fanuc collaborative robot to a Cognexvision system. This system was set up to play the game Connect4.7 Their picture and a shortdescription of the project are given at the beginning of Ch. 22 of the Hybrid Text. 6 Proceedings of the 2025 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright©2025, American Society for Engineering EducationAppendix I – This Paper’s CourseCourse Number & Name MIME 4450 – Automation DesignCredits & Contact hours 3 Credits – 3 lec, 0 labCoordinator

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

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Sunil Dehipawala; Guozhen An; Arkadiy Portnoy; Tak Cheung

used to prepare students interested in disconnect between the students recruited in the DEI policyundergraduate research projects with online delivery modality in from students accepted in the Merit-based opportunity did nota community college setting. The AI based examples aimed to foster a single learning community in our experience.offer experiential experience in Machine Learning using Furthermore, our College Administration provides fullerdiscriminant analysis based on training statistics. A computer support for Excel and relatively less support for GPUvision module was developed to illustrate an application to the computers. In fact, our Physics Department updated ouranalysis of images of

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Lianjun Wu, Mercer University; Arash Afshar, Mercer University; Dorina Marta Mihut; Belle Lin; Melanie L McElroy, Mercer University ; Jordi Riera Shephard, Mercer University; Michael James Norenberg, Mercer University

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various forms, including independent study and senior capstone projects.In this research, we present our initial progress on a unique prosthetic hand project which is carriedout by a group of undergraduate students from mechanical engineering and biomedical engineeringbased on student interests, faculty expertise, and available resources. Despite today'sadvancements in prosthetic technology, prosthetic rejection still stands as the main obstacle in thefield of prosthetics. A study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna over a period of twentyyears shows that the rejection rate across all levels of upper limb amputation was 44% [2]. Anothersurvey conducted by Bloorview Research Institute over a twenty-six years period, found thatrejection

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Kastriot Palokaj, Eastern Michigan University; Justin Barnet Brock, Eastern Michigan University; Elizabeth Selby, Eastern Michigan University; Mussa Geyre, Eastern Michigan University; Ethan Victor Harper, Eastern Michigan University; Nicholas B Cote, Eastern Michigan University; John Losee, Eastern Michigan University; Daoud Sidibe Sambimana, Eastern Michigan University; Qin Hu, Eastern Michigan University

for autonomous driving courses. With a system that grantsslow moving vehicles autonomous driving capabilities, freedom of mobility can be extended tousers who may not be able to drive or navigate otherwise. Additionally, by using open-sourcesoftware and off-the-shelf components, the autonomous vehicle retrofit system is moreaccessible to students and engineering professionals interested in learning about autonomousdriving and improving system capabilities.2.​ MethodologyThe primary goal for this capstone project is to develop an electronic system that can be fitted togolf carts and other slow-moving vehicles with minimal modification, and which would enable agolf cart to navigate a given path with minimal input from the user. The system

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Wesley Cole Hanson, Ohio Northern University; Cody Beagle, Ohio Northern University; Aaron Altstaetter, Ohio Northern University; Amari Shamar Patterson, Ohio Northern University

capstone team is on track with creating this digital effects pedal, and the remainderof this paper will present an overview of the problem, current solutions on the market,and the designed solution to the problem.Problem Definition:The goal of this project is to create a digital effects pedal allowing a user to experience avariety of guitar effects, with a simple user experience and low cost design. This willProceedings of the 2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference Copyright ⓒ 2024, American Society forEngineering Education 1make a more friendly beginner experience, and more justified with a lower price pointthan some currently on the

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Hoo Kim, LeTourneau University; Jaden Schuster, LeTourneau University; Ray Holt

Paper presented at 2018 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 8.18260/1-2—311048. Kim, H., & Leiffer, P. R., & Neal, L. K., & Mays, K., & Kim, J. W. (2021, July), Engineering Capstone SeniorDesign Project as a Story-Building Platfom Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference ContentAccess, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--370539. Kim, H. & Leiffer, P. and Kim, J., “Essential Elements in the Application of a Story-Building Approach Learnedfrom Three Engineering Senior Design Projects,” 2022 Christian Engineering Conference.10. R. Holt, The Accidental Engineer - 2nd Edition: The True Story of the First Microprocessor Ever Designed,Subtitle: A Life Leading to the Design of the World’s First

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Shuyu Wang, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

to yield a comprehensive outcome [6].Interdisciplinary endeavors require scientists from multiple fields collaborating to apply theirexpertise to address common questions and achieve shared outcomes, with the primary aimbeing the integration of concepts, methods, and principles across disciplines [6]. For example,interdisciplinary capstone courses often involve students from various disciplinescollaborating to complete projects, such as journal papers, individual assignments, orinterdisciplinary course projects [7], [11], [12]. However, while these courses fostercollaboration, they often fail to prepare students to address complex challenges requiring theinvolvement of external stakeholders [13].TransdisciplinarityTransdisciplinarity is

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2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

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Catherine Elisabeth Lugo, UT Arlington Research Experience for Teachers - Fort Worth ISD; Meribah Marie Treadway, The University of Texas at Arlington

.‬‭ dditional challenges included using new programming languages and software. Python‬A‭programming was used to conduct the Monte Carlo simulations and GIS software was used to‬ ‭analyze and represent the car transaction findings.‬‭ hen working on the classroom implementation, Lugo was challenged to convert their summer‬W‭project into a format that was manageable for high school students taking a Project-Based Research‬ ‭Capstone. Lugo’s students also experienced difficulty in obtaining mentorship from identified‬ ‭subject matter experts and university faculty members, which was a required component of their‬ ‭assignment.‬‭ hile Treadway has not executed the lesson in the classroom yet, they have experienced challenges‬W‭with the Google Earth

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2025 ASEE North Central Section (NCS) Annual Conference

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Punya A Basnayaka, Cuyahoga Community College, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Computer Science

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responsibilityregarding sustainability. As can be seen, 8% of surveyed students responded neutrally. Thisresult indicates that the lecture or case study should highlight the importance of ethical and socialresponsibility in engineering, particularly concerning sustainability and sustainable productdesign. Capstone project/machine design course is another excellent course to reinforce whatstudents learn at the entry level to solve real-world problems, enabling them to think holisticallyand consider the broader implications of their work. Do you believe engineers have a significant role to play in promoting sustainability

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Professional Papers

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2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel

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(planar) antennas and digital capture instruments, students canaccomplish synthetic-aperture radar and generate 2-dimensional images of their environments[8]. Depending on equipment available at-hand (possibly borrowed from a nearby PhysicsDepartment), students might conduct experiments such as matching impedances withtransmission-line stubs, measuring the wavelength of a laser using an interferometer, orestimating the permeability of free space [9]. Capstone projects in the senior year might includethe design, construction, and testing of an electronically steerable antenna array, a microwaveFM communication link, or an optical AM communication link.Textbooks can include case studies, to merge fundamentals with engineering practice and